"DIR: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
SUMMARY: Tom inherits a million dollars, on the understanding that he will lose every penny if he ever harms any living creature... even a mouse!
WHY IT'S HERE: 'The Million Dollar Cat' is a cartoon I've loved since I was a kid. Like many of the Tom and Jerry cartoons of this era, it gets considerable mileage out of a simple premise. Deprived of his ability to inflict harm on Jerry, Tom is forced to squirm through the entire cartoon as Jerry takes advantage"